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South Eastern Series

Notice & Year Extent of Cover Included and Implementation Date RailRef(s)
19 1880 New Service of trains Liverpool Street to Croydon via East London and Mid Kent lines.
Thursday 1 April.
SE001
SE007
SE022
36 1881 Corbetts Lane - London Bridge No.4; Sevenoaks Junction.
Sunday 8 May.
SE001
SE122
102 1881 Lydd Branch; Opening of new line. New Appledore, Brookland, Lydd, Midley Wall SBs.
Tuesday 6 December.
SE045
SE046
23 1882 [incomplete] Opening of Hundred of Hoo line to Sharnal Street. New Cliffe, Hoo Junction, Sharnal Street, Whyburn's Crossing SBs.
Friday 31 March.
SE020a
SE031
69 1882 [incomplete] Opening of Hundred of Hoo line extension to Port Victoria.
Monday 11 September.
SE031
64 1886 [extract] London Bridge.
Sunday 12 September.
SE001
10 1893 New station at Southborough.
Wednesday 1 March.
SE041
18 1894 Charlton Lane Crossing GF upgraded to SB, Finsbury Park No.3, Holloway North Down, Holloway North Up.
Week ending 24 March.
SE020
GN001
28 1895 Opening of Bexleyeath Railway. New Barnehurst, Bexleyheath Goods, Bexleyheath Station, Blackheath Junction, Crayford Creek Junction, Erith Junction, Kidbrooke, Perry Street Fork Junction, Well Hall, Welling SBs.
Wednesday 1 May.
SE021
SE026
85 1897 Borough Market - London Bridge.
Sunday 10 October.
SE001
91 1897 Chipstead Valley Railway; Opening of new line. New Chipstead, Kingswood, Purley East SBs.
Monday 1 November.
SE070
SE071

South Eastern and Chatham & Dover Railways Series

Notice & Year Extent of Cover Included and Implementation Date RailRef(s)
12 1899 Hither Green. New Hither Green North, Hither Green South SBs. Closure of Hither Green Intermediate SB.
Sunday 5 March.
SE001
36 1899 Paddock Wood and Maidstone. New Keyland Sidings, Maidstone 'A', Maidstone 'B', Maidstone 'C' SBs. Closure of Maidstone 'A', Maidstone 'B' SBs.
Friday 2 June & Sunday 4 June.
SE020a
SE043
39 1899 Blue Anchor, new SB. North Kent Frame.
Sunday 11 June.
SE001
72 1899 New Reading Junction SB. Closure of Reading Goods Yard, Reading Junction SBs.
Sunday 3 September.
SE080
SE082

South Eastern & Chatham Railway

Notice & Year Extent of Cover Included and Implementation Date RailRef(s)
100 1899 New SB and sidings at Court Hill Road.
Sunday 5 November.
SE001
135 1900 Charing Cross Viaduct widening stage 1. New Metropolitan Junction SB. Closure of Cannon Street West, Metropolitan Junction SBs.
Sunday 25 November.
SE001
SE002
SE003
137 1900 [extracts] Anerley, Blackfriars, Blackfriars (CX line), Crowhurst, Harringay Up, Longfield Siding, Metropolitan Junction, New Brompton, Northfleet, Norwood Junction North, Otford, Otford 'B', Plumstead Goods (new SB), Rochester (LCDR), Sevenoaks 'A', Sheerness Dockyard, Waterloo Junction, Waterloo Station.
Saturday-Sunday 1-2 December.
SE001
SE002
SE020
SE020a
SE041
SE106
SE120
SE121
SE122
SE129
GN001
LB040
38 1901 Reversal of working over Greenwich lines. New Corbett's Lane, North Kent East, Surrey Canal SBs.
Sunday 26 May.
SE001
SE020
53 1901 Ashford, replacement Ramsgate Junction SB.
Sunday 21 July.
SE040
SE060
39 1902 Opening Crowhurst, Sidley and Bexhill Railway. New Bexhill No.1, Bexhill No.2, Crowhurst No.1, Crowhurst No.2, Sidley SBs.
Sunday 1 June.
SE041
SE042
40 1902 London Viaduct, second stage.
Sunday 25 May.
SE001
52 1902 London Viaduct, final stage.
Sunday 22 June.
SE001
71 1902 Chislehurst Tunnel collapse.
Monday 28 July.
SE001
75 1902 New Bough Beech, Leigh Junction SBs. Coombe Lane SB reactivated.
Saturday 2 August.
SE072
WS001
96 1902 Opening of Bickley - Orpington Loop. New Bickley Junction, Orpington Junction SBs.
Sunday 7 September.
SE001
SE012
SE101
98 1902 Replacement Belvedere Road SB.
Sunday 14 September.
SE001
99 1902 Chislehurst Tunnel collapse. [incomplete]
Sunday 14 September.
SE001
104 1902 Southwark Park Station temporary opening. Corbett's Lane SB renamed Southwark Park Station. Also Surrey Canal, Mercer's Crossing.
27-30 September.
SE001
SE006
EL001
108 1902 Chislehurst Tunnel collapse; Hours of opening; Bickley Loop bell codes. [incomplete]
Wednesday 1 October.
SE001
SE012
SE101
116 1902 New Chislehurst Tunnel; Folkestone Junction, Gravesend No.2, Grove Park Intermediate, Spa Road Station SBs. Closure of Orpington Junction SB.
Saturday 1 November.
SE001
SE020a
SE040
125 1902 Replacement Gravesend Central No.1 and Gravesend Central No.2 SBs.
Sunday 30 November.
SE020a
97 1903 Opening of New Cross Spur Line. New New Cross 'A' SB. Closure of New Cross No.1 SB. New Cross No.2 SB renamed New Cross 'B'.
Sunday 13 December.
SE001
10 1904 Folkestone Harbour 'B', temporary single line working.
Sunday 28 February et seq.
SE051
32 1904 Opening widened lines Elmstead to Orpington, also Chislehurst and Bickley Loops. New St Mary Cray SB to be opened at a later date.
Sunday 29 May & Monday 6 June.
SE001
SE011
SE011a
SE012
SE012a
SE101
41 1904 Temporary opening of Spa Road North Platform.
Sunday 26 June.
SE001
6 PW 1905 Permanent opening of all platforms at Spa Road and Southwark Park stations and bringing into use a third down line.
Sunday 5 February.
SE001
12 PW 1905 New Lady Well, Parks Bridge Junction, St John's 'A', St John's 'B' SBs. Closure of Lady Well, Parks Bridge Junction, St Johns SBs.
Sunday 12 March.
SE001
SE007
29 PW 1905 Opening widened lines St John's to Elmstead. New Grove Park 'A' SB. Closure of Grove Park 'A' SB and Grove Park GF.
Sunday 18 June.
SE001
SE007
SE010
SE021
SE022
SE028
SE029
4 PW 1912 Abolition of Toomer Loop at Rochester. New Rochester Junction & SB. New Chatham Goods Sidings SB.
Friday 1 August.
SE020
SE034
SE120
20 PW 1914 New lines and replacement Bickley Junction SB.
Sunday 31 May.
SE012
SE101
49 PW 1914 New station and SB at Whitstable Town.
Friday 1 January 1915.
SE131
1915 Extracts for London Bridge 'C'. Victoria Yard, Gillingham 'A', Dover Pier. Replacement Cupboard SB at Dover.
Sunday 14 February.
SE001
SE101
SE120
SE135
32 PW 1917 New Church Manor Way Halt. New Plumstead 'C' SB. Plumstead Station SB renamed Plumstead 'A'. Plumstead Goods Sidings SB renamed Plumstead 'B'.
Monday 1 January.
SE020
11 PW 1918 New Loop at Canterbury. New Canterbury Junction 'A', Canterbury Junction 'B' SBs.
Sunday 5 May.
SE050
SE060
SE120
SE133
17 PW 1919 Re-opening of Toomer Loop at Rochester. New Rochester Bridge SB.
Friday 1 August.
SE020
SE035
SE120
19 PW 1919 Re-opening of double lines Folkestone Junction - Dover Town. New Abbotscliffe Intermediate, Folkestone Junction 'B' SBs. Folkestone Junction SB renamed Folkestone Junction 'A'.
Friday 1 August.
SE040
SE092
29 PW 1920 Victoria, new Victoria 'A' SB and three position semaphore signals. Victoria Carriage Sidings SB renamed Victoria 'B'. Closure of Hole-in-the-Wall, Victoria Yard SBs.
Sunday 14 August.
SE101
29 PW 1921 Aylesford, replacement of SB.
Sunday 14 August.
SE020
1921 Sheerness, new loop line. Closure of Sheerness Dockyard SB.
Monday 2 January 1922.
SE126
SE129
22 PW 1922 Appledore; Victoria.
May-June.
SE045
SE101
35 PW 1922 Folkestone Harbour. Folkestone Harbour 'B' renamed Folkestone Harbour. Closure of Folkestone Harbour 'A', Folkestone Harbour 'C' SBs.
Sunday 10 September.
SE051